Sit Down Young Stranger
(G) I'm standing at the doorway, my (C) head bowed in my (G) hands
Not (C) knowing where to (G) sit, not knowing where to (D) stand
My (G) father looms above me for (C) him there is no (G) rest
My (C) mother's arms en(G)fold me and hold me to her (D) breast
They
say
you been out wandering, they say you travelled far
Sit down
young stranger and tell us who you are
The room
has all gone misty, my thoughts are all in spin
Sit down
young stranger and tell us where you been
Well
I've
been up to the mountain, I've walked down by the sea
I never
questioned no one and no one questioned me
My love
was given freely and oftimes was returned
I never
came to borrow, I only came to learn
Sometimes
it would get lonely but it taught me how to cry
And laughter
came too easy for life to pass me by
I never
had a dollar that I didn't earn with pride
'Cause
I had a million daydreams to keep me satisfied
(A)
And
will you gather daydreams or (D) will
you gather (A) wealth
How
(D) can you find your
(A) fortune when you cannot find your(E)self
My
(A) mother's eyes grow misty, there's a
(D) trembling in her
(A) hand
Sit
(D) down young
(A) stranger, I do not under(E)stand
Now
will
you try and tell us, you been too long at school
That knowledge
is not needed, that power does not rule
That war
is not the answer, that young men should not die
Sit down
young stranger, I wait for your reply
The
answer
is not easy for souls are not reborn
To wear
the crown of peace, you must wear the crown of thorns
If Jesus
had a reason, I'm sure he would not tell
We treated
him so badly, how could he wish us well
The
parlor
now is empty, there's nothing left to say
My father
has departed, my mother's gone to pray
There's
rockets in the meadows and ships out on the sea
The answer's
in the forest, carved upon a tree
(D) John loves (A) Mary, does (E) anyone love (A) me
